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Europe's Deep Tech Future Takes Flight

Europe's Deep Tech Future Takes Flight

Europe is making a decisive push for strategic autonomy, investing heavily in deep tech to build its independent capabilities.

At Speedinvest, we're proud to be actively fueling this future, backing visionary founders who are transforming vital sectors. Two prime examples? Our investment in ORUS and the latest EIC investment in Dronamics.

ORUS is bringing crucial, independent eyes to Europe through cutting-edge hyperspectral space imaging, enhancing our continent's access to vital data. While Dronamics, a pioneer in large cargo drones, has just secured up to €30 million in equity from the European Innovation Council (EIC), cementing its role in future-proofing European logistics.

These aren't just exciting technological advancements; they're foundational steps toward a more resilient and self-reliant Europe, and we're thrilled to support them.

What else is happening...

→ Have You Heard? Gigs has partnered with Klarna to offer mobile phone plans in the US.

→ Our Perspective: Cognitive load, GUIs, and AI are in the crosshairs of Marketplaces and Consumer Partner Sameer Singh.

→ Speedinvest News: Eleven of Europe’s top 100 most promising B2B SaaS startups are part of the Speedinvest portfolio!

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Have You Heard?

Our portfolio's latest announcements

Dronamics is the world’s first cargo drone airline, and the only European company that designs, builds, and operates large, long-range drones purpose-built for freight.

Founded in Sofia, Bulgaria, and backed by Speedinvest since 2015, Dronamics has been included in major conversations in Europe's tech sovereignty in logistics and aviation for several years, with the EIC - European Innovation Council now investing up to €30 million in the company as it offers faster, cheaper, and lower-emission airfreight than traditional options.

  • Mercanis has raised $20 million as it aims to reshape procurement processes with its Agentic-AI Procurement Suite. The Berlin-based company's platform combines procurement, supplier management, and contract management. EU Startups has more.
  • Berlin-based Flank has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Insight Partners to scale its AI legal agents. The company already deploys its autonomous legal agents in businesses like DeepL, SumUp, Axel Springer, and TravelPerk to help lessen the load on legal teams. Read more on Artificial Lawyer.
  • Tibo Energy has raised €6 million in Seed funding to bring more power out of Europe’s strained energy infrastructure. Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Tibo enables industrial and commercial players to harness underutilised grid capacity using AI. Read more in Tech.eu.
  • London-based ThinkSono secured $6 million in funding to further transform DVT diagnosis at scale, enabling frontline healthcare staff to perform ultrasound scans for suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) directly at the point of care –no hospital visit needed. Find out what's next for the company on ThinkSono's blog.

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French Space Tech startup ORUS is developing a constellation of microsatellites designed to capture and analyze spectral signatures with high fidelity.

You can read more on CF News.

  • Munich-based Lemonflow.ai is revolutionising charging for electric vehicles using AI. The company is developing a voice-based AI agent for charging infrastructure as it deepens integrations with charge point management systems. Electrive has more.

Portfolio Headlines & Highlights

News and updates from across our portfolio

Gigs powers Klarna’s expansion into mobile connectivity, bringing mobile service to 25 million US customers.

By building phone plans on Gigs’ operating system, Klarna can easily bring mobile connectivity into its core product ecosystem, launching mobile services first in the US, with the UK, Germany, and more markets to follow soon.

Read more in Reuters.

  • Toqio has partnered with Adyen to accelerate embedded finance globally, offering vertical-specific financial solutions for large corporates.
  • TourRadar has launched Moments, a new tool for users to share and discover authentic media from fellow travellers.
  • Greyparrot has launched Deepnest, the first AI waste intelligence platform built for brands, helping them with their packaging decisions.
  • Seqera has integrated Nvidia Parabricks into its Fusion offering. Accelerating data analysis, reducing costs, and simplifying cloud infrastructure for bioinformatics teams.
  • Astral Systems is highlighted by The Times as "The British mini nuclear fusion reactor that actually works. The only functional model in the world is so small it fits on a table and is set to help diagnose and cure cancer."
  • Tenkys CEO and Co-founder, Dr Botty Dimanov, spoke with Maddyness about the explainability of AI and betting on a future where visual data is as foundational to business decision-making as spreadsheets.
  • Molecule launched Molecule Labs - creating one interface for on-chain research teams to communicate, manage, and publish their data.
  • CoachHub officially launches AIMY™, its AI-powered coach is now available globally to help companies scale personalized development like never before.
  • One Trading has partnered with LSEG Regulatory Reporting Solutions for seamless compliance across Europe.
  • Nomos launched partnerships with Soly and Thermondo.

Our Perspective

Sector-focused expertise and insights on the VC ecosystem at large

Our Marketplaces and Consumer Partner, Sameer Singh, tackles the topic of cognitive load in AI applications and explains why GUIs still trump voice for interfaces on our blog.

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